~Amusing~

"Unknown"
Keith Haring: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell!

Barely aged and hardly old
An artist died so young.
31 years and childish yet 
taken from the world!
Of graffiti and amusing art,
A smile on a child's face,
Battling brave the hellish disease,
Activist in the face of AIDS!
His marriage of Heaven and Hell,
Made me halt for a while,
I stared at it unbelievably 
and my face lit up in a smile!

And I wondered how it went for him,
To paint something so amusing!



Written for Magpie Tales: Mag 232!

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24 comments:

  1. Brian MillerAugust 11, 2014 at 12:22 AM

    i imagine he smiled
    in hope of the future

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  2. HelenAugust 11, 2014 at 12:30 AM

    I really like how you incorporated the artist in your poem!

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  3. LeoviAugust 11, 2014 at 12:38 AM

    Nice poem, exquisite and full of beautiful feelings, nothing more beautiful than the smile of a child !!

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    1. UnknownAugust 11, 2014 at 12:40 AM

      Thank you Leovi... keith haring seemed to have been a favourite among kids... :)

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  4. 21 WitsAugust 11, 2014 at 1:19 AM

    I imagine he was quite fulfilled.

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  5. MichaelAugust 11, 2014 at 5:09 AM

    Lovely Arushi, I think he was very pleased knowing he would generate much discussion.

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  6. Magaly GuerreroAugust 11, 2014 at 8:09 AM

    I hope his muse danced with each brushstroke, and his soul was brighten by every shape, and that he imagined the smile his work would put on the faces to come... So young, indeed.

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    1. UnknownAugust 11, 2014 at 1:19 PM

      i hope so to Magalay!! you said it so beautifully!

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  7. JinksyAugust 11, 2014 at 2:03 PM

    Childlike images, maybe, but far from childish thoughts behind them, and I think you caught this duality in your words.

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    1. UnknownAugust 11, 2014 at 2:17 PM

      thank you Jinksy... i can barely do justice to an artist so good!

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  8. Preeti S.August 11, 2014 at 7:03 PM

    A brilliant take on the prompt. Those who know that they have very little, limited time left on this earth, due to a chronic disease such as AIDS, are most often the ones who manage to live life to the fullest. Their stories and legacies abound and it really makes us think what is stopping us from being equally creative and happy and driven like our counterparts.

    Brilliantly penned. Loved it. :)

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    1. UnknownAugust 11, 2014 at 8:18 PM

      Thank you Enigma... and you are so right... such people are what the world remembers...

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  9. humbirdAugust 12, 2014 at 8:09 PM

    Powerful,inspiring words! He seems very dedicated to his art and loving person...~ Thanks.

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    1. UnknownAugust 13, 2014 at 2:11 AM

      True that humbird... i did a little research... whata wonderful person...

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  10. Eddie BluelightsAugust 13, 2014 at 2:25 PM

    I think he is in the position now to appreciate the subject ever better - so he is definitely smiling ~ Eddie :)

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    1. UnknownAugust 13, 2014 at 5:08 PM

      Yes eddie
      ... face to face with the subject... true... :)

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  11. UnknownAugust 16, 2014 at 8:24 PM

    Loved it.

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  12. AnonymousAugust 17, 2014 at 9:23 AM

    Wonderful! Love and Light, S

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So much time I spent writing this... Leave me here the words on your lips!!

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